Thinking

So, I really like my job, but I know that I am never going to be able to advance and learn more while I am here. I am really considering moving on to a new position.

I'd like to be a recruiter, but I am very nervous about the idea of leaving a salaried position to one that is primarily commission based. At the same time I know that it will pay off to be a recruiter, I'm just nervous about paying my bills until the commission starts to pay off.

The other part of me thinks that I should stick around for the summer because I can continue to go to baseball games with good seats....

There are many more issues involved here, but I don't want to go into them right now.

Let's See

I'm thinking I have stuff to update, but part of me is thinking that my life is not all that exciting... and then I remember everything that is going on!

1- The date with Tim went very well. I'm sure I'll hear from him again, but I am not about to sit by the phone either. He's the kind of guy who will call randomly to see if we can get together, but not make plans until moments before we are supposed to meet. My friend, Maggie from work, told me to expect him to call by the end of the weekend, but I told her I doubt that will happen and I don't think that is a negative sign either.

2- I have another date on Wednesday. This one is with a guy named Eric. He's a youth pastor, but pays the bills by working in insurance.

3- Work is becoming a pain and I know there is no opportunity for me to grow in my position or to advance in the company, so I've been looking for another job. I want to stay in recruiting... just don't know in what area. Right now I am in IT staffing, and I like that, but wonder if I wouldn't like health care, office, or even accounting/finance staffing. All I know is that I eventually want to get into HR and all of the HR positions I've looked at ask for recruiting background.

So far, Maggie quit on Thursday and Paul quit on Friday. That leaves me all alone there, so I know looking for another job is not going to be easy, but I am sure it will not be impossible.

4- I taught Sunday school this morning and my kids were adorable as usual. I found out that one little boy, Jimmy, who I have never heard speak before, is an absolute genious! I was told that he has a map of the US on a wall at his house and he can identify all of the states. One day, one woman was over and she was from Chicago. The nest time Jimmy saw her, he took her to his map and showed her where she was from! Amazing. And to think that this is the child that just 2 weeks ago we were monitoring to see if he'd had a bowel movement yet.

This afternoon, I was at home checking email, when my pastor called me to say that a nursery volunteer for the evening service was unable to make it and asked if I would fill in. Of course I did, but we ended up just having one little boy named Van. He left at about 7 and I figured church was over, so I closed everything up only to find that the guest speaker was still talking! I listened for a little while, but my legs were hurting horribly, so I decided to come home instead.

5- I've been sleeping on an aerobed and I love it! It is very comfortable and convenient. Well, last week it developed a hole! It was terrible. So, I bought some duct tape hoping that I could find the hole and salvage the bed so that I wouldn't have to buy a real bed (they can be expensive and I'd really rather not spend the money on one). Fortunately, I found the hole but unfortunately, the tape did not fixt the problem. I still woke up every few hours to an deflating bed and needed to fill it up several times a night.

Well, after church this morning, I stopped at K-Mart and picked up a bicylce tire repair kit ($1.99) and was able to fix the hole! I took a nap this afternoon and the bed has not deflated yet!! That saved me a TON of money!

6- My grandpa is in town, visiting from Wichita. I spent yesterday at my parents house and last night we went to a spaghetti dinner/fundraiser at my church. That was a ton of fun! Admission was free, you just needed to bring a dessert for a dessert auction that night. So, I made a pineapple upside down cake and a chocolate cake (I figured I was bringing 6 people, so I'd better make it worth 6 free dinners). My desserts ended up raising $95 for the youth group missions trips! I also have to admit that my pineapple upside down cake looked really really really good.

I think that is everything so I am going to see if I can find out if there is a baseball game on. I love baseball!

Baseball updates and whatever else I end up typing

Last night I went to see the Phillies play the Brewers. It was raining SOOO hard but I went anyway, hoping that it would let up. All I can say is that I am so glad I made the trip to the stadium. The game was incredible and I even got a Ryan Howard bobble head! (It is now sitting on my desk)

Cole Hamels (pitcher for the Phillies) threw a near perfect game. It was amazing to watch. What I mean is that he had a perfect game (no hitter and no man on base) through 6 innings. Then in the 7th he ended up walking someone to put him on base. Right after that batter, JJ Hardy got up to bat. At that point I turned to my friend, Todd (AKA- The Notorious T.O.D.) and told him that if anyone could ruin this game for Hamels it would be that guy. I must have jinxed it because no sooner did the words come out of my mouth did he hit the ball right out of the park! The Brewers then got 2 runs as a result.

A fun/funny part of the evening was that every time Chase Utley (2nd base for the Phils) or JJ Hardy (short stop for the Brewers) got up to bat I told Todd he needed to stop talking to me and distracting me because the pretty man was up to bat (and we were close enough to see how pretty they were).

In the end, I was very proud of the Phils because they were able to win 3 consecutive games against the Brewers, the team with the BEST record in baseball this year. Unfortunately, they were not so lucky in this afternoon's game... but as much as it pains me to say it... I think that is Garcia's fault. He is just not doing as well for the Phillies as he had done with the White Sox.

Speaking of the White Sox, one of my vendors gave me 5 tickets for the game when they come to Philly on 6/13. Not only did he give me tickets, he gave me fantastic seats that are right along the 3rd base line... and not just on the 3rd base line, they are front row!!

That is great for me because I seriously think that Joe Crede (White Sox 3rd baseman) is the most underrated player in baseball. Dan and Trista had given me a White Sox t-shirt with Crede's number on it, so I might even wear it to the game that day... even if it is a size or 2 too big.

Right now, I need to leave to meet that guy for that date. I'm neither nervous nor excited and I don't mind. I am more confused why he called me again 3 months later and cannot wait to find out his reasons... not that I intend to grill him about it either.

Strange

So, this morning I got a phone call from some guy I went out with a couple times back in February. He was the one who was an IT recruiter (like me) but ended up making our 2nd date a sales pitch to get into the company I staff for.

I told him I didn't expect to hear from him again (my voice showed obvious shock I am sure). He said he's been busy and asked if I'd like to get together to catch up.

Honestly, I have to admit that I have been hoping and praying that this one would work out in the end because I did really like him, even if he totally messed up our last date, so I told him that would be fine. We are going out on Thursday. Though slightly excited, I am more confused out of my mind why I wouldn't hear from the guy since February then suddenly he calls from out of the blue. I cannot wait to hear what he has to say.

Very strange.

Mayor of Bryn Mawr

There is a little man who rides around my town on an adult sized tricycle waving at people and announcing himself as "The Mayor of Bryn Mawr". My roommate has told me about him and I had only seen him once since she mentioned him. He was standing on a corner by a pizza place at the intersection by the Wawa and the hospital.

Well, last Wednesday, I was on my way to Gulifty's and stopped at the Wawa to hit the ATM (it's free there for those of you who have not been blessed to have a Wawa near you). As I walked out of the store, this same little man was in the parking lot talking to the patrons. Wouldn't you know, the moment I walked out the man walked away from the people he was talking to and announced "I cannot believe what I am seeing", as he headed my way, "I am seeing Miss America and Miss Universe at the same time!"

Obviously, I have never been identified as neither 'Miss America' nor 'Miss Universe', so I just smiled at him (knowing full well who he was) and said, "It's very nice to meet you." To which he responded, "I am Carl and I am the Mayor of Bryn Mawr." So, I told him that of course I knew who he was because he was very famous and it was an honor to finally meet him.

He kept telling me how happy he was to meet me in person, that he could not believe how beautiful I was, and kept telling me he needed to step back and look at me. I figured he had to be harmless because everyone knows about this man and the authorites don't keep him off the street, so I gave him a hug and told him I was honored to meet the mayor.

It's funny. I get the nicest compliment in the world and I can't take it seriously because it comes from a confused man who rides a tricycle.